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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
WHEN TIE FROST is ON THE puSxIa.

When the frost is on the punliin and the
folders In the shook,
And you hear the kyouck and sobble of the
ssruttln' turkey cock,
And the ciaciin of tho guineys and the
cluCkin' of the hens,
And the ROSTERS hallylooler as he tiptoes on
the fence:
o, it's then the times Teller Is feelin' at
his best,
With the risin, sun to greet him from night
Of peaceful rest,
AS be leaves the house barebeaded and goes
out to feed the stock,
When the frost is on the punkin and the
folders in the shock.
They's something kindo' hearty-like about
the atmosphere
When the heat of summers over and the
coolin' fall ia here
OF course. we miss the flowers and the BIOS
SONS on the trees.
And the humble of the hummin'-birds an
buZzin' OF tho bees:
But the airs SO appetizin', and the landscape
through the haze
or crisp and sunny morning Of the early
autumn days
Is rictur' that no painter has the colorin' to
mock
When the frost is on the punkin and the fod-
der's in the shock.
The husky, rusty rus'le of tho tassels of the
corn,
And the raspin' of the tangled leaves, as
golden as the morn;
The stubble in the furries-kind o. lonesome
like, but still
A-preachin sermons to us of the barns they
growed to fill;
The straw stack in the medder, and the reaper
in the shed;
The bosses in their stall below-the clover
overhead
o, 1t sets my heart a-cickin' like the tickin'
OF clock,
When the frost is on the punkin and the fod-
der's in the shock.
James VhitcoDob Rilep.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
|1PPI,ENIBII
WHAT ARE THE ISSUES.

-. orleans Times-Delhocra1.
tsso Is perpleying discrepancy between
lat' said b. his friends End organs CT
va siebollS attitude before the people and
sc ss W, road ary day the COInpiaCeut asser-
i 0as n lal{ den, Nichols has now discussed all
i ron H. ~ invoked III the campaign, allgning
Il We siF Tnou every question OF cOntem-
bla.ca-, importance, and driving his OPP
p!arts In q frantic r0lt 10 hiding places
Yglsn+ tbev cover in fear and trembling until
" t1rS;ryaphant procession shall have passed.
careful examination OF Gen. Nichols
- ~ however, does not disclose any
pstt5S is,,,rgn1nd for these very comforting as
Ila1 ns;nns We hsye followed him rather
iilhqpnnsIy from the beginning of his cam
sin nm 10 the present time, and yet we are
m co. Sing for those comprehensive an
~ So ~ the living Issues Of the day to which
tsa5gocales reIer so confidently. Apart
Lsme somewhat InGnotOno1s Iteration in
iEV'n Ter OF the campaign of 1867, and
VOL ? rtnaatLd defense OF his COUrsa TO-
~ III white people OF Iensas and Con-
S VAN IN Ia 1879 we ind nothing in the na-
S Sg,o ~ a statement Of fact. The events
ny sbieh f:en. Nichols treats have passed into
tstGrg and Grc aprOpOs, now, only 50 Tar as
W. f,;ruish . bSsis for conjecture as 70
a ssst hn may dc IN the future. It is signifi-
ut lint, With reference to both episodes,
hris on the 9 &c, ,,,.,,t 7o,l ~ osvertio,
OF gyli5e IT, T. go C - " toi .ioi'
$50 ne deRD55 9 thgt t' aoy s,t t. # a nd
o sh seI I; has de
the CORRUPT anu 10 c%1 IT, ' r. ie
yeioiea. i, - Een TiaI,II1 ss 600 ne
announcement s4,IV I'm. naSi ny l..H ~" t
forws! to aTrIso ,i9 qo%il%afH GG1s OF = sa ne
DemotfAcy 70 lI.Zs i's f'4 X N fr l.s
snefge Ghd 10 ,'!Zoia,hg duS" 'iig li,fees
sRd coHdltin'lns OF rs ussttSSs. u LEE y as
tever+te4 WIN eHeI Glg%iS Ea ii io Soi ;T4
mtg NY We Eil liiieiT ifs "a ,, Ito
evil hsnas' InSs gu nc = ~ 81
Gov. Achgerys aQuh5ik f&ti9ii, n,t' i IlG
fact IenhaAus h~L VI. .li,, -, ! n,1'
failed 10 iGss-N.g ny to HE y 0,,ss
petent evldencs' ai.a ghat bie o1alS 'n1."ncSs
IN which he goes 70 we record Sls tlj0 10 ~ ~
shich he Sseas 10 Fiuqicate himself. VI tlle
uaEerii progr'Es tile olSte mas lH4 i CiIinis
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
0 moon ant
The Young Married Bellies.

The Philadelphia Press says. with much
correctness: society is. not all Joy to u
debutante nevada! s.. the married bellies
carry off the honors. That is why SO many of
the young s;iEls of Phiiedelplis and New
York go abroad and stay till they are old
enough to win some attention here. There
isn't one of them who stands she ghost of
chance against the perfectly dressed, well
poised brides OF two or three winters. An
eighteen ear-old is nowhere when they are
about. There might as well be no balls or
assemblies. for that matter SO far as the
private entertainments, It's much the same
thing there. The buds take what partners
are left when the Young married women have
bad their choice. Girls are not the fashion
any more. The married bellies dance just as
well, dress more richly and talk better: it
doesn't compromise the well dressed young
man from the bachelor apartment, which he
il in no haste to desert for benedicts quar-
ters, to dance attendance moon them, and,
take it al in all, row is the married bellies
reign. The popular unmarried women who
can hold their own i'll the bedrooms are OF
more than one seasons standing. Tue
debHtan !es are eagerly helalded. the society
world is anxious to see them. families clanlor
fer the privilege OF cbeDeroning them, but,
after all, they are likely 10 enjoy their second
and third seasons b3stlr, and 10 get more de-
siTaDle partners than IL tier FIRST.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
a Mailen's Message.


0 wind, that wanderest DER hill, and vale and
Blow round the home where he sleeps peace
And breathe upon lis brow loving kiss from
me.
o golden maiden NOON" so calm and pure
and bright.
Shed round and DER him they SOFT tender
streams of light;
Tell him how well love him-tell him so to-
night.
o stars al ,silvery bright. set on that deep,
still blue,
Stars tliat are watching DER us both the long
night through,
Tel him nay love for him is pure like you
and true.
0 great, grand, snow-white clouds, slowly
drifting DER the sky,
. Bear to his heart message as We pass him by,
Tell him my love would teach him how to do
or die.
0 great wide sea, on which the night winds
blow,
Sing III his ears thy music calm aud low,
Sing 10 his heart love hlI0, sing it soft and
low.
o tiny laughing ripples, dancing on the
shore,
o mighty ocean waves. laundering your
Tell him love 80 we'll I could not love him
more!
0 moon and stars, 0 clouds and deep, blue,
SHINY sea,
And restless, wandering winds, bear him
these words from Inc,
My Own, Gear love, / love thee weU-and
constantly"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
A MINING CAMP posToFFlcE.
Tired Men Walk Miles Through Snow
for Letters from Home

Denver Correspondence Of Kansas City Journal
~ - :, 800 Ty
;n ~ vas was SUNDAY eseiEg "a Nesfrn MN IN
XVI; anu .i.e oosa ea 1T IA u. rom ti;s
nn r haa Ga mp ana nas io &c. nne.r
dnu bnt nj,a 81 so'q, atta, hny s.a
;o ssGii. anu c!Iili! tii5 olsst, Sle Rosloliite
I ~ III ieeio,l 10 d hihu oi .hSect, W
S1,aGL III eges ttin adu al !ialls iead on
and feer Vii =, tii ne mas am miner sGse 'f
the hone Of rattin@ ietter oI Popss;hIU Ioaa
was NOT loa sTsstg r tus tS tUssiiy t
hone of rece;i;so t sei. ,llat yer ha .us
th;rp that rse iie,ei was apoas WIG oh1y
Sts,na a' % ;.m,. .i + ing iiilii up.
nostoi,ee w asl' ~, no% man WI GO }e ne
snmethinc tIa naI s; rs ni, ny SSpsS:
been waiting in vain ina n" "s Fhr M
openins &C of The sieeo mai y d9r e
lone Ines Mbiah raana a,io IAN iso tIo
strset iiii n 10 WHICH Ieacm iaf our mo me
lines vo, sns . ,,an sagmI, aiiu Al I.I97o
M tbe silyery n,,n, o lochs are as Thaes
,nen IN A. ~ stla' l'il!ii9 On 'iiel'
ana othera ajmos u bo e, ME ana vigorous t a.,
same thnsa Letter 10y o ari "nAioue ior INC
home Ard in tbot live w, = paiUl liola
not wives ena nnthnsS ol WI seo Women,
new one Init wnn,on ~ H. aot slle saiip IN
too are hOnefni Of recaiving q latto, fros,,
some one. From whom rhsv n nS1ssI t ItWni
WV poI nnt ~, ti9 loSs4 ones 0t nome VINO
M, , np' .nt klno OF NE tney are leading,
mn; pen n,m ,,s'ances are old stories IN the
.tAnyth;np for mo o.. 10 A., ~ .o.
ouestion And Geo aecb n s 'ie onl,TepeateS
the clerk hastily rn tbro u the w Men
OF Cs etc for the @I name s,,eusn 'ns As OF os
mo. sir sirn ioi VIZ ii'ahie'
"Nothingo 81
'Nothing -
ahese .n arc the answers most freausnty
na Vel Mmd o. ety sie IL ~ gwen sac and
noI at bic 2. go W" f I'D t"aS aF9ii te WINDOW.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
THE TROUBLE WITH REFORM.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
Chief among the many causes initiating
against the reform CaTlpdlgnlg the failure n
the raforIGers to sa5i sfy the people that their
material interests viii be promoted by dis
DIaclpg Gov McEncry and setting up Gen.
Eeb0i.s in his stead. The people have aeen
Gov McEnory'B work. They know that he
l. devoted to the welfare OF the State and
that he has the power to pal his will into
afect They have watched the growth Of
public prosperity under his administration,
and have seen how every factor OF industrial
and commercial development has been ac-
tated by his influence. And they GTe not
ready without some convincing evidence OF
the Nisdom of such course, to put aside the
Agencies that nave proved SO satisfying and
90 benrhcent.
What Inducements do the reformers offer?
II Is not enough III these enlightened days TO
tall the business aad laboIiIig Glasses that
they are expected to pursue Il given policy
because it IL beautiful or romantic, Their
emotional nature ID not uppermOst IN the
erin CONFLICT of politics. They do not vel
COME experiments with their worldly for
tnnes 10 matter IL What fascinating gulse
they are presented. They ASK for firm aud
impartial execution OF the laws under which
theynE,i protection, for an economical admin
istration OF the public finances, 70 Which
they contribute their share; and when
they see that these results have been
secured. that legitimate industry has
been p"omuted, that Wholesome ard
genuine material development has crowned
she operations OF the government, then the
measure OF thei expectations is full, and it
must be hale on prospect indeed that ill.,
iyires them with discomfort.
We say again thGt the reform propaganda
will make bat iiGtla progress uutl those who
conduct ii shall have realized the necessity
Of which we SPEAK and have met it practl-
caliy. This is not campaign Of sentiment,
ind no amount Of defamation can make it
s0 What the people want is facts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
Il ESiION.

We loved for o summer from June to Sep
TENDER,
Twas only lest, tho. beg you'll remember,
But the tears in our eyes, were they only
mock Gorrow.
And the ache in our hearts, viii it vanish to-
morrow
Twas only jest, and we're parting forever,
The words on our lips, pale a tribe, are
never,
And the look in our eyes; ali! can eyes SO
digselnble?
Do they lie, Ike the lips, as they whiten and
tremble?
Good-by, yes, forever to make believe passion,
Back from nature and joyance to heartache
and fashion,
flower,
Was it worth all the pain for the Jest Of an
hour?
Roberta White. in Home Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09

,,built-up" steel gun, ard, finally. that the
plants required for producing aluminium
bronze and casting guns therefrom would
not require more. than one third as
plants for the construction of built-up guns,
while not one-quarter OF the time will be
necessary to build the aluminium plant
and guns Mr.. Cowles has also eGti-
mated that guns can be cast from
than the forged guns of steel, while 60 Der
cent of this cost will be capital stored away
in the metal of the gun, which metal can be
remelted and used over an indefinite number
OF times. The leading metallurgists and ord
nance experts of the United States, Crest
be invited to discuss the paper
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
The Blind Matchmaker Of Holbeach.
London Standard

London Standard
Sir-lfearing there are many doubts ex-
pressed regarding the -truthfulness OF the SC
counts which appeared n jolIr columns relas
the William Hppin therein mentioned, feel
myself justified in asking your kind perriis-
sion to verify the statements made and to
add few little matters which may perhaps
be dee med interesting TO your readers.
Ny father, who was an excellent workman,
commenced business At Iiolbeach, but three
OF fonr years afte:WSra caught severe cold i'll
his eyes, which resulted in anIaurosis, and
although under treatment OF the leading ocr-
lists OF the day. he became totally and hope
lessly blind at twenty-eieht years of age In
stead OF beng crushed by this misfortune,
he. by great and untiring energy and per-
severance, became one of the cleverest Of
bind men. His ability 70 clean and
mcnts and every article connected
with the business was truly marvel
GUS beng able to work as we'll as
before. Be could do any repairs re
Quired even turning in yerges, ETC. The
ting together q watch was in uupinning
and pinning the hair-sprinG, which was i'm
possible for n blind nan to do. and which
was done by my mother. whom ne taught to
work at the business after mis- loss Of sight.
We generally had 100 watches in the shop
for repairs, some of them being brought
from a distance of 100 TO 200 miles. Every
watch he knew by the touch, and every Gus
toner by his voice: Having been frs, clsss
cricketer, after his loss CT sight he played
two single wicket matches, both of which he
won. He could play cards. dominoes haga-
telle, was musician and leader of the HoI-
beach Brass Band.
he was an intelligent, handsome man,
who saw and conversed with him were I'M
aware that he WAS blind. His early death,
Oct. ~, 1s57~illst TIM ~ years to-IaY-was
partly attributable TO the severe treatment
he had received for his eyes. Ny mother
and myself carried on the business at Hol-
beach until five years ago, and The statements
| have made can be youched for b. many
people who knew him:
i am, sir, your obedient servant,
ANNE RIPPIN.
II, The Crescent, Spa'dfng, Get IL.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09

and the people Of New Orleans must be band
ed together as they have been on former O.
casions, for redemption of the Common
wealth. The people are sadly in need Of
leaders, and the entry iEto the field of the
need under Radical rule, will inspire hope
and confidence from the Arkansas line to the
Gulf.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
a Confession.

Do you suppose i all the world, soma day,
Should come and stand beside my grave and
say,
''Here lies one who can never be forgot
would care augLt for it, If you came not.
But il alone you came, and said, with tears.
Here lies one that | loyedn-ah then the
years
Since we had met would quickly fade away,
And heaven. for me, be reckoned from that
day.
Henrietta Christian Wi.fglk,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09

4 new idea is that OF ar English mechanic,
WHO, in thc EJ.G{Sh .,;ecf.i:lis. aad World Of
S9iestcp, describes device for fling fat sur
faces easily aid quickly" 1t consists of a.
framework liked Oil the bench behind the
wise. and by means Of which u small wooden
roller is pressed upon the. filo over the centre
Of the surface being 1iled.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09

An angler in the Vale Of Llangolen fshed
from the river Dee handsome gold walsh,
The name OF Manchester merchgnt was on
IT. and it was immediately returned to him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09

al tb Is a recognized fact that the temperature
h. = e i. increases with depth below sur
q him nv rate OF abont 10 G. per sixty feet
N I eas. ieet SO that at merely few miles
sSis tso' Eillollsiy high temperature probably
leai as u IL usual to regard this terrestrial
SRce NJ NJ .ue residue of en- intense heat which
III \ sgsded the eurth's mass, and which
soxi isi; ;a been and is still being dissipated
slssTss mo space. But since electric currents
shayeTsstt Ioauee heat In the conductors they
sseiyss ~ the earth is increasingly ira
SEEMS i, ~ the so-called earth euTents-it
hsy a sg9s possible that the Internal heat
HE IL Ss, ,sIi On this cause alone. l would
Readers sI aon whisther any Of your scientific
N rss sufficiently account for the tsmpera.
curasnsIens within the earth's crust -
'ss''e Industries, London.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
a Nichols Organs Endorsement.
Evening News, Nichols Organ

Tie Knights of Labor have spoken upon
the question Of the use Of military force to
coerce the wofkmcn OF this State 30 perform
labor fol capital at Che price dictated to them
by capital. Strong revolutions have been
prepared and passed by them condelnning
and armed posse brought into reqlisition by
the Governor for the purpose OF oyerawing
labor in its demand for just compensation,
0uteide Of political predictions the conduct
OF the present administration has an
tago'lized the entire labor force OF the State
aud city, and there seems to be no other
mode Of reaching the evil than that of fui-
minating resolutions condempatory of the
conduct OF Gov. hIcEDery.
Il the protests Of labor, many times re-
paated, will not stay the hand of power III its
lndis2ri,ninate usa against honest industry,
perhaps the more potent ballot cast by 10,
Geo honest toilers will bring the Governor
and his minions to the proper realization
that labor is @ force i'll this State, and when
wantonlv trampled upon, they can deliver
telling blows in their defense.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-17
A Dead InduStrT.


as there any market tor roller
skates?" was asked of Mr.. jerry Ray
mond, who, with his brother, was the
pioneer of the business.
''None to speak of" was the reply;
''the bottom has fallen clean out of it.
HAS the demand entirely ceased?"
Practically, yes We continue to
send few small orders to Canada, the
west, and 20 Australia; with these ex-
ceptions the trade is as dead as an
Egyptian mummy"
Has there been much change in the
price of sKdes2"
You'll laugh, prouaSly, when I tell
YOU that the skates we sold twOaCthree
years ago for S. and Sc pair can now
be purchased for $125 and $1.50, and
vet at these latter figures we can make
a fair profit. OF course, our material
doesn't cost as much as it did then,
and in relation to this matter | want to
tell you something that is quite inter-
esting, and which very few people out
side the business know anything about.
When we began the manufacture of
skates lockwood, out of which the
wheels were made, was worth about
$50 ton. In making the rollers we
experimental with almost everything
that suggested itself, but could discover
nothing that served the purpose SO well
as the material mentioned. OF course
an enormous demand for it Immediate
ly sprang up, and the price also took a
| jump. The dealers seemed conscious
of the fact that we could not get along
without it, and in less than no time
| they had sent the price from $50 to
| $40 ton, and this was the figure that
| they held it at until the demand slack
| ened. But this wasn't all: The wood
companies who use lockwood almost
exclusively in their business were
brought up with sudden turn when
| they found the article had increased
so enormousl Y in price. They couldn't
afford to purchase it at such value,
| and had to substitute an inferior wood
until it became cheaper. We COM
pletely drained the market, and at one
time it looked as if we would be COM
| PEELED to use some kind of substitute,
| but such an emergency never arose,
from the fact that just about this time
the roller-skating business became
thoroughly paralyzed.
.'Are many of the jobbers stocked up
with skatesP
. es, great many OF them. know
a number of firms who have from one
to five thousand pairs, with no imme-
diate prospect of ever getting rid OF
them.
son the whole, there was not great
deal of money made on the rinks, was
there?"
1T always pains me to think of that
matter. Look here, at these photo
graphs. There is one that shows the
interior of my Brooklyn rink, which
was the finest in the world. 1t cost Just
$SS, 600 to provide the subject for that
little picture. All of those beautiful dec
orations were swept away as suddenly
] as if they had been picked up by a cy-
Clone and ground into splinters / am
bot alone in this disastrous experience:
here were hundreds of others who
were served almost as badly as was y
-Ne1e York Nail and Express.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-17
shined the Ballast.

Duncan MeI4aehlan. the popular
master Of the steamer Idlewild. says
the Detroit Tribune. i Scotehmart,
as his name indicates. Years ago, be-
fore he could talk the English Ian
guage a plainly a he docs now. he
was second mate on the propeller City
of Duluth. The first mate was VIII
Campau, well-known character who
Is now master Of the propeller ;. F.
Hodge of Wards line. One day while
in Buffalo Campau and Duncan were
confronted with the problem how -
get large water-eaSk out 10 the boat.
which lay some distance from the
wharf
Gang Until the tib and paddle it To
thel boat. Campau. suggested Duncan,
Dunno about that. remarked
Campau. regarding the huge cask
doubtfully. I'm afraid its Just a lit
tie bit too heavy, don't You knew, and
I've got these big, heavy boots on"
'.Oh, hoot. mont returned the
Scotchman, impatiently Gang Until
it, and I'll shiv We GOT WI the pike
pole.
Campau reluctantly lowered him
self into the cask from the wharf and,
with short oar, proceeded To paddle
toward the steamer. Duncan gave the
eask a parting shove with his long pike
pole. The caSk commenced to wah-
bic, aud Campau. undertaking To re-
store its equilibrium, turned it com
pletoly over. and the occupant was left
struggling underneath. Duncan re
garded the struggle eomplaeeutly for a
moment. and then espied Campau's
straw hat floating down with the cuF-
rent
Vera guide, Campau.' he called
out, cheeriiy. '.Sweem u the dock
and I'll luke after Your bonnet"
When Campau finally reached shore,
almost completely exhausted, Duncan
walked up smilingly with the. hat,
which he had speared with the pike
pole after many vain endeavorS.
Campau raved. ..Why couldn't YOU
have helped me with the pike pole in-
stead of racing after that old hate he
asked.
Gang ava, Campau,' was the
mild rejoinder ''Ye Shud no ha' shift
ed the ballast by raising your flute